Bay trees make delightful gifts for the cooking aficionado. The are also the perfect addition to a personal kitchen garden. What soup, stew, or pasta sauce is complete with a bay leaf? Serenata offers three distinct and lovely styles of bay trees, one of which is bound to suit everyone’s personal style.

Bay trees are also referred to as sweet laurel or simply laurel. In nature, they sometimes reach the impressive height of eighteen metres. Bay laurel was used to create the laurel wreaths of ancient Greece, and bay laurel features in Greek mythology and Roman culture as well.

Bay leaves can be used fresh or dried, and whole dried leaves have a long shelf life. While whole bay leaves must be removed from the dish before serving due to their harsh texture, ground bay leaves are safe for ingestion.

Serenata carries bay trees with plaited stems in heights of 50-65 centimetres, 80-100 centimetres, and 130-140 centimetres. The trees with plaited stems are stylish, modern, and striking and will be objects of conversation as well as fruitful additions to the kitchen garden.

Serenata also offers pretty pyramid-shaped bay laurels which flatter the natural garden setting. These trees are available in heights of 40-50 centimetres and 80-100 centimetres.

For a truly unusual tree that is sure to get second looks, the Sicilian bay with corkscrew stem is the obvious choice. These trees are 60-70 centimetres tall.

All trees can also be purchased in pairs, to flank a garden door or keep one and give one away.